Re: Henry Davis Allen born March 26, 1782

Jim, Nathan Nelson Graves Allen was born about 1785 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina.His father was Rhoda or Rhody Allen, a native of Charles County, Maryland.Rhoda's grandfahter - Robert Allin, if I recall correctly - immigrated from County Antrim in Northern Ireland in 1690. Nathan N.G. Allen married Celia Bloodworth and had several children.He seems to have followed his family to Tennesse - probably Sumner or Lauderdale County.He later lived in Marion County, Mississippi, and was a Methodist minister.In the mid-l820's, he left his family and settled in Nacogdoches, Texas.There he married a woman of Cherokee descent named Margaret Quinn and started a new family.They later lived for about 20 years by the Old San Antonio Road on the western bank of the Angelina River (six miles east of Alto) in present-day Cherokee County, Texas.In 1856, Nathan, his wife and most of their children moved to south Texas.Nathan N.G. Allen is believed to have died and been buried near Papalote in Bee County.He is said to have died at age 96.His children and grandchildren constituted one of the oldest and best-known Anglo families of Nueces County, Texas.Meanwhile, a son from his first marriage - Nelson Graves Allen - settled in Van Zandt County, Texas in the 1840s, and headed a pioneer family there. Feel free to contact me at my email address for more information. Christian